Whats the death penalty for 1st degree murder?

Question

Does anyone know the minimum death penalty for 1st degree murder?

Answer 1

the death penalty is always death

Answer 2

This question is so poorly worded it's shocking.
The penalty for first degree murder is death in 34 states barring mitigating circumstances.
There is no minimum death penalty, Jesus!
Death is death. There is no partial death!
If you are over the age of six or are not mentally challenged I am very concerned about you.
Well obviously you are mentally challenged but perhaps not medically so.
Crack a book once in a while. Stimulate some of those brains cells.
Look up any words that are new to you.

Answer 3

I am against the death penalty because it is not an effective way to prevent or reduce crime and because it risks executing innocent people. Here are answers to questions about practical aspects of the death penalty system, with sources listed below. What about the risk of executing innocent people? 124 people on death rows have been released with evidence of their innocence. Doesn't DNA keep new cases like these from happening? DNA is available in less than 10% of all homicides. It is not a guarantee against the execution of innocent people. Doesn't the death penalty prevent others from committing murder? No reputable study shows the death penalty to be a deterrent. To be a deterrent a punishment must be sure and swift. The death penalty is neither. Homicide rates are higher in states and regions that have it than in states that do not. So, what are the alternatives? Life without parole is now on the books in 48 states. It means what it says. It is sure and swift and rarely appealed. Life without parole is less expensive than the death penalty. But isn't the death penalty cheaper than keeping criminals in prison? The death penalty costs much more than life in prison, largely because of the legal process. Extra costs include those due to the complicated nature of both the pre trial investigation and of the trials (involving 2 separate stages, mandated by the Supreme Court) in death penalty cases and subsequent appeals. There are more cost effective ways to prevent and control crime. What about the very worst crimes? The death penalty isn’t reserved for the “worst of the worst,” but rather for defendants with the worst lawyers. When is the last time a wealthy person was sentenced to death, let alone executed?? Doesn't the death penalty help families of murder victims? Not necessarily. Murder victim family members across the country argue that the drawn-out death penalty process is painful for them and that life without parole is an appropriate alternative. So, why don't we speed up the process? Over 50 of the innocent people released from death row had already served over a decade. If the process is speeded up we are sure to execute an innocent person. But don’t Americans prefer the death penalty as the most serious punishment? Not any more. People are rethinking their views, given the facts and the records on innocent people sentenced to death. According to a Gallup Poll, in 2006, 47% of all Americans prefer capital punishment while 48% prefer life without parole.

Answer 4

For 1st degree murder the minimum death penalty is death just so happens thats also the maximum penalty. death = death.

Answer 5

A Minimum death penalty? What a stupid question!

Answer 6

Is there a minimal "death penalty" like partial death , 1/4 death? I'm confused.

Answer 7

There is no minimum death sentence for 1st degree murder, death does not happen in degrees, if you are sentenced to death you are dead!! I think you might want to rephrase your question, then you might get better answers!!

Answer 8

how can there be a minimum death penalty?? your are either sentenced to death or not... :o(

Answer 9

umm death row for 5- 7 years then lethal injection or electricution........ minimum penalty should be eturnity

Answer 10

You would be dead for at least 15 years. Then, at the end of your death sentence, they'll transfer your brain into Gilbert Gottfried's body.